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Prince Harry completed a charity skydive in Toronto on Friday, fulfilling a promise to 102-year-old WWII veteran Ed Marshall. The jump supported the True Love Patriot Foundation and Sunnybrook, while promoting the 2027 Invictus Games. Harry immediately called Meghan Markle to confirm his safe landing.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say their first weeks back in the UK have been “eventful” but positive, with their children enrolled in British schools, the couple back to work, and plans to attend Invictus Games Birmingham next year; they’re also quietly shopping for a private UK home—rumored to be a nine-bedroom property mirroring their Montecito estate—while staying in the Cotswolds and planning regular trips to California to visit Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, and keep access to their Montecito base.
Prince Harry attended the Invictus Spirit Gala Dinner & Awards in Greenwich—the first official outing since moving back to the UK—without Meghan Markle, dressed in a black tux with medal displays and posing for photos. The event underscores ongoing tensions around the couple’s status as private citizens versus public figures after their return to Britain, as family dynamics (including distancing from King Charles and Prince William) and security/logistics issues surrounding their children’s schooling continue to surface.
King Charles intervened after Uganda briefly withdrew from the Invictus Games, with Buckingham Palace clarifying Harry and Meghan’s status as private citizens. After the king’s communication, Uganda recommitted to taking part in the Birmingham-hosted Games. The piece notes Harry’s return to public life with Invictus Spirit Awards on the horizon and his role in founding Invictus in 2014.
Uganda’s defense chief said the UPDF will withdraw from the Invictus Games in Birmingham next July, stating that participation would require King Charles III’s approval. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s stance, reported by Uganda Pulse and BBC quotes, centers on royal backing rather than the competition itself, raising questions for the wounded-warrior athletes who had planned to compete and underscoring tensions between Uganda’s defense leadership and the royal-linked event.
Prince Harry is cited by Sussex sources as blaming King Charles’s note clarifying his royal status for Uganda’s withdrawal from the 2027 Invictus Games. Uganda’s defence chief said the country pulled out to avoid opposing the monarch, signaling tensions after Charles’s letter described the Sussexes as private citizens with commercial and charitable interests. Harry, who founded Invictus and is hosting the 2027 Games in the UK, has returned with Meghan, though the couple have not publicly commented on the note.
Uganda’s defense chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced on X that Uganda is withdrawing from the 2027 Invictus Games to show allegiance to King Charles III, with the Birmingham-hosted event set for July 2027. The move comes as King Charles clarified in a lord-chamberlain letter that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle remain non-working royals and private citizens. Harry, Meghan and their children Archie (7) and Lilibet (5) recently returned to the UK, enrolled Archie and Lilibet in a UK prep school, and are house-hunting near Charles’s Highgrove residence, while Invictus continues to grow as Harry’s flagship event.
Uganda has pulled out of the Invictus Games in Birmingham next year, just two months after announcing participation. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba cited the need not to be seen as opposing King Charles III, with a Ugandan government spokesman confirming the withdrawal. Invictus Games organizers said they had not received official notification. The move follows a royal letter indicating Prince Harry and Meghan are non-working royals, and Uganda had been the 26th country to join the event celebrating wounded service personnel.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are readjusting to life in the UK after years in California, prioritizing their marriage amid the upheaval of relocating, with Ellen DeGeneres guiding them to a private home, planning date nights to stay connected, while Harry pursues the Invictus Games and Meghan eyes acting projects in Britain.
Prince Harry and Meghan mark six years since stepping back from royal duties with a UK return and a welcome for the 2025 Invictus Games in Whistler, while maintaining a busy international schedule that includes public engagements in Australia in 2026, hospital visits, charity work, and appearances.
Royal insider Tom Sykes says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s planned move back to England could strain Prince William’s relationship with King Charles III, creating tense questions about attendance at Christmas and Remembrance Day and potentially impacting Invictus Games fundraising. William is reportedly reluctant to reconnect before clear signals from Charles, while the King’s endorsement could help Harry position Invictus and mend ties in selective public appearances, making Harry and Meghan’s return a high-stakes moment for the royal family.
CBC News, via a access-to-information request, says the RCMP spent at least $539,575 to provide security for Prince Harry in Canada from 2014/15 to 2019/20, more than any other internationally protected person visiting the country during that period and higher than the $334,337 previously disclosed. The figure reflects incremental security expenses tied to Harry’s Canada visits for Invictus Games and his relationship with Meghan Markle, with the full cost potentially higher since basic police salaries aren’t included.
Prince Harry capped his UK trip with a playful goat-yoga session at the Scotty’s Little Soldiers festival in Warwickshire, laughing as a goat stepped on his groin and posing for photos with about 200 children who lost a parent in military service, before feeding the goats and joining a water-balloon fight; he promoted the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham and later reunited with Meghan and the kids at Highgrove House with King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Prince William attended the Royal Charity Polo Cup for his 15th appearance, with Princess Kate turning heads in a black-and-white gingham dress as the couple helped raise over £1 million for UK charities supporting medical and mental-health care for children, veterans, and others. The event coincided with Prince Harry’s visits in England, as he focused on the Invictus Games countdown in Birmingham, while Meghan, Archie, and Lilibet were at Highgrove with King Charles and Queen Camilla. The day showcased the royals’ philanthropic efforts and affectionate public moments.
Prince Harry could face up to £15m in legal costs after losing his privacy case against Associated Newspapers, with insiders saying supporters including Elton John may help cover the bill amid ongoing financial and security pressures for the couple.